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WE LIVE TO GROW
The Exponent WE LIVE TO GROW
Northern State Teachers College
VOL. XXVI. ABERDEEN, SOUTH DAKOTA, OCTOBER 12, 1927 No.
411 FRESHMEN----AMBITIOUS, INTELLIGENT, FRIENDLY----FRESHMEN
MARGARET THOMPSON IS ELECTED GYPSY QUEEN
NEW SPAFFORD HALL NOW OCCUPIED
ADDS MUCH TO CAMPUS
The Swimming Pool, Late In Starting,
Will Be Completed by
Christmas
"How did you ever get along without
this building," is the question all
visitors ask when they see how completely
it is being utilized, and many
faculty members, who have been without
recitation rooms and offices for
years, likewise wonder. Spafford
Hall, the new Physical Education
and Class Room Building at the Northern
State Teachers College, is at
last an accomplished fact. The building
is completed and in daily use, although
all the furniture for the class
rooms has not as yet arrived.
Spafford Hall is a three-story,
red-brick building, 160x144 feet, with
all three stories entirely above the
ground. The first floor is devoted to
the swimming pool and the physical
education suites for men and women,
including recitation rooms, corrective
rooms, examination rooms, shower
and locker rooms. On the second
floor, besides the large auditorium-gymnasium,
are found the rest rooms
for faculty men and faculty women, a
room for faculty meetings, and half a
dozen recitation rooms. On the third
floor, besides the auditorium-gymnasium,
may be found the suite occupied
by the vocal and piano departments,
so constructed that they may
be thrown together and used for a recital
hall. On this floor is also found
the home economics suite, especially
fitted up for both sewing and cooking
purposes.
The building is ventilated by what
is called the overhead Plenum fan system,
there being both pressure and
exhaust fans. Every room contains
a thermostat which may be regulated
to whatever temperature is wanted.
The building is steam heated, connected
with the regular campus heating
plant.
In the auditorium-gymnasium there
are three balconies which will be
seated with opera chairs. These balconies
will seat something over five
hundred people. For auditorium purposes,
folding chairs in sections of
twos will be provided. Two convenient
store-rooms are provided for storing
these folding chairs when the
floor is used for gymnasium purposes.
The entire hall will seat about fifteen
hundred people.
It was at first feared that there
would be no appropriation available
for the contemplated swimming pool,
but such a calamity was finally avert-ed.
However, after much discussion
and delay, the pool is now under construction
and will probably be completed
sometime before the holidays.
It is to be of standard size, 20 feet
by 60 feet long. It will have six
drains and several intakes to insure
fresh water at all times. At one end
the water will be 3 1.,i feet in depth.
At the other end for 15 feet the pool
will be eight feet deep. The water
will be run through a chlorinator, a
heater, and will then be pumped
through filters into the pool.
The new building will be fitted
throughout with a clock system
(which system, by the way, will be
extended to all the other campus
buildings) which will be installed by
the International Business Machines
Corporation of Minneapolis. The system
includes besides the master clock,
14 secondary clocks which will be
placed in different corridors and
rooms throughout the school plant, In
the gymnasium will be an 18-inch
dial clock with wire guard. These
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MONDAY CONVOCATION
"Our job is to develop in each child
the potent possibilities instilled in him
by his Maker." This statement was
made by Professor E. M. Paulu of
the Urban Education Department in
an interesting address in convocation,
Monday. He gave his impressions of
the trend of modern education in four
principles:
1. The principle of leadership, not
of magnetic personality, but real leadership,
because there is knowledge.
2. Observe democracy in administering
education; a plea to recognize
individual differences in children and
develop the more intelligent.
3. Teach students to think; the public
schools are memory mills, and examinations
are hurdles for teachers
and pupils.
4. Education for America; equality
of opportunity for all; education to fit
the individual for his work in his community.
GREETINGS TO COLLEGE MEN
I presume, that never in the history of time, were there as many
opportunities presenting themselves to the young people as there are
today. From every state in the Union we learn that the present and
rising generation are fitting themselves to cope better with their
surroundings. That is why the old student is back and the new student
is here for the first time. You are keeping step with the great
march of progress.
I, as Dean of Men, greet not only the men of this instiution;
but I greet the women, as well. May you not merely mark time in
this onward march, but become leaders in the front ranks, thus fitting
yourselves to sieze opportunities as they present themselves before
you.
-S. W. Wright.
OTTO SCHOEN FELDER
Marshal
ABERDEEN AND THE S. D. E. A.
Vice-President Seymour Recalls Outstanding
Incidents of Previous
Meetings
The State Education Association,
called for many years the State
Teachers' Association, was organized
at Huron in 1884, Gen. W. H. H. Beadle
serving as president the first three
years. Not until 1895 was a convention
held at Aberdeen, the president
that year being Miss Kate Taubman,
principal of the Aberdeen high school,
who had served three years as recording
secretary.
In 1903 the Association came to Aberdeen
for a second time, one of the
features of this convention being a
reception given the teachers in the
Central Building of the Northern Normal.
Graham Hall was ,nearing completion
and one night during the convention
caught fire from material left
by workmen, thus furnishing the
teachers a little extra excitement.
Again in 1908 the convention came
to Aberdeen, the presiding officer that
year being Bishop Thomas Nicholson,
then president of Dakota Wesleyan.
Supt. A. A. McDonald of Sioux Falls
and A. H. Seymour, county superintendent
of Kingsbury county, were
brought out as candidates for the
presidency but when the friends of
Gen. Beadle proposed his name, the
others withdrew and the veteran educator
was elected for a fourth term,
an honor that has come to no one else
in the history of the Association.
The fourth convention held in Aberdeen
was in 1915 and was presided
over by Dr. J. F. Jones of the State
University, a leading speaker being
Dr. Henry Suzzallo, since so widely
known for his clash with the governor
of Washington while president of the
university of that state. Madame
Gadski was the artist for this convention.
In 1920 the convention came a fifth
time to the Hub City, President E. C.
Woodburn of the Spearfish Normal,
presiding. One of the fine features
of that convention was the tribute
paid to the Pilgrims by Pres. H. K.
Warren of Yankton College. Since
1911 the recording secretary has always
been a lady from the Spearfish
school, Miss Jessie Pangburn being
the present incumbent. A. H. Seymour
was corresponding secretary
from 1914 to 1923.
Aberdonians who have served as
president are S. C. Hartranft, W. L.
Cochrane, G. W. Nash, W. E. Johnson
and A. H. Seymour. Dr. H. W. Foght
is president of the Association for the
current year and will be here to preside
at the meetings thanksgiving
week, when at least 3500 teachers are
expected to attend the sessions which
will be held in the college auditoriums.
The enrollment of teachers in the
Association has increased from a few
hundred, fifteen years ago, to nearly
ten thousand; and whereas the office
work was then largely volunteer, the
secretary receiving an annual salary
of $150, there are now three full-time
employees and the Association owns
and publishes its own journal.
FRESHMAN LEADS THE REST
It is to be noted with interest that
it was a Freshman who handed in the
first picture for the 1929 Pasque. Kenneth
M. Rye, Freshman, arrived from
Pierpont, just in time to hear the first
announcement that the Pasque picture
season was now open. Therefore, like
a faithful Freshie, he dashed to have
his picture taken and lo, Kenneth M.
Rye's name leads all the rest.
We Live To Grow
OTTO SCHOENFELDER MARSHAL
The New Queen is a Senior and the Marshal a Sophomore, Both
From Aberdeen
Margaret Thompson, a pretty senior,
carried off the honors in the
Gypsy Day -elections at Northern
State Teachers College. Miss Thompson,
a typical brunette of medium
stature will rule over the Gypsy
Clansmen of Northern on their annual
homecoming, October 22. Miss
Thompson is an Aberdeen girl, as
popular in the city as on the campus.
Besides being popular and beautiful
there are many other qualities
that the Queen-elect possesses. Miss
Thompson has an enviable record both
as a student and as a musician. For
the past two years she has been student
assistant in the Music Department.
Last year she was voted into
Kappa Delta Pi, a national honorary
fraternity, of which the was elected
president last spring. She is also secretary
of the Student Council of N.
S. T. C. She was a charter member
of the Public School Music Supervisors
Club and at present is one of
the main supporters. The best wishes
of the students of N. S. T. C. go with
their Queen, a most representative
student of that institution.
Otto Schoenfelder, a sophomore,
was elected Marshal of the Day. Otto
is also a resident of Aberdeen, having
graduated from Aberdeen high
school two years ago. He is prominent
in dramatics, having taken a
leading part in several plays last
year. At present he is a member
of the Masquers Club, a dramatic organization
on the campus.
The other candidates for Queen
were Evelyn Schultz of Aberdeen and
Helen Davies of Sioux City, Ia., and
for Marshall, Ephraim Renz of Herreid.
THE STUDENT COUNCIL
PERFECTS ORGANIZATION
OTTO GRUHN IS PRESIDENT
Committee Chairmen Are Appointed
and Tug-of-War Plans
Are Discussed
The Student Council of N. S. T. C.
organized for the year of 1927-28 during
convocation period a week ago,
Tuesday. The president, the secretary
and practically every class representative
was there. The Council
is without a vice-president as Clinton
Storeim, the vice-president-elect, did
not return to school this year. Soon
after Gypsy Day an election will be
held to fill that office.
The greater part of the meeting
was spent in the appointment of committees
and in outlining the policies
for the coming year. The following
committee chairmen were appointed:
Paul Liefeld, chairman of the Point
System; Margaret Thompson, chairman
of the Committee on a School
Song; Jack Readey, chairman of the
Committee on "Freshmen Field Day";
and Bernard Feeley, chairman of the
Committee on Clubs and Organizations."
The "Freshman Field Day" committee
has charge of the tug-of-war
to be staged between the Upperclassmen
and several other events that
have not yet fully developed. In order
to insure fairness to both parties
the committee consists of two Freshmen
and two Upperclassmen. Any
of their decisions, therefore, ought to
be acceptable to the whole student
body.
The Student Council this year consists
of the following students: Otto
Gruhn, Aberdeen, President; Margaret
Thompson, Aberdeen, Secretary;
Paul Liefeld, Eureka, and Harriet
Seymour, Aberdeen, Senior Representatives;
Bernard Feeley, Aberdeen,
and Estella Kundert, Bowdle,
Junior Representatives; Jack Readey,
Aberdeen, and Dorothy Vetter, Aberdeen,
Sophomore; and Merle Moore,
Aberdeen, and Cortess Carlson, Artesian,
Freshmen.
TENNIS TOURNAMENT
This week the men's tennis tournament
reached the quarter-finals. Much
keen competition has developed and
the tournament is anybody's as yet.
In the first round, Blethen defeated
Paulu 6-1, 6-2. Heinzelmann won over
Laird in a close match, 6-4, 6-4. Van
Walker gave Smith a good run the
first set, but was defeated 9-7, 6-0.
O'Donnell ran true to form in his
match with Schoenfelder and won easily
6-1, 6-2. Felton won over Mewaldt
in two well contested sets, '7-5,
6-4. Fossum triumphed over Jonas
6-1, 6-0. The Sherwood-Manantan
contest was quite even, but Sherwood
won 6-4, 6-3. Liefeld routed Peterson
by 6-1, 6-3 scores. Feely walloped
Rice 6-1, 6-1. Laney defaulted to
Lipscomb and Remark defaulted to
Hall.
In the second round, Readey turned
in straight love sets over Klinger,
6-0, 6-0. Heinzelmann bowed to Blethen
6-4, 6-3. Smith drove his way
to victory over O'Donnell. The Felton-
Martin match was not played in
time for publication. In the first up-set
of the tournament, Fossum triumphed
over Gruhn, 6-0, 6-1. Liefeld
defeated Sherwood in straight love
sets, 6-0, 6-0. Feely eliminated Lipscomb,
6-3, 6-0. Hall defaulted to
Zech, giving him a place in the quarter-
finals without a match.
The pairings for the quarter-finals
are as follows: Readey vs. Blethen.
Winner Felton-Martin vs. Smith, Liefeld
vs. Fossum. Zech vs. Feely.
LITTLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
For the past two years Prof. Pfitzner
has conducted a "Little Symphony
Orchestra" and he will continue this
work this year. Rehearsals will be
held at the Commercial Club every,
Sunday at four o'clock. This orchestra
is one of the leading musical organizations
of the city and has been
asked to furnish much of the music
for the State Educational Convention
which will be held here the last of
November.
FRESHMEN STATISTICS
GIVE INTERESTING FACTS
BROWN COUNTY LEADS
New York, Mississippi and Other
States I' Jrnish Their Quota of
B°ginners
The Freshmen are here. From
where have they come ? Approximate
figures from the registrar's office tell
us that there are more than four hundred
Green-caps on the campus, and
that they have gathered here from all
over the state. A hasty examination
of the enrollment revealed the following
estimated statistics:
Brown County, as may be expected,
has her lion's share of the freshman
class, with somewhat more than one
hundred twenty-five enrolled. Day
and Spink Counties are competing for
second place with thirty students from
each, while Walworth with twenty
holds a close third. Codington, Marshall,
Roberts, McPherson, Sanburn,
and Beadle counties have each sent a
good quota of their high school graduates
to this institution.
Dewey County leads the West River
Section in enrollment with seven, and
Corson County, its neighbor on the
north, is second with six. Each corner
county with the exception of Fall River
is represented in the school in the
freshman class. Fifty-five of the sixty-
eight counties of the state have a
representative freshman student with
us.
Two Freshmen have come from
Missouri to see for themselves what
the N. S. T. C. is like. From North
Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Mississippi,
and New York has come an answer to
our offer of educational opportunity.
The freshman class is indeed a representative
group of the young people
of the state and of America.
TO THE FRESHMEN
To each individual of the Freshmen
Class, Greetings! It is indeed a delight
to extend to you the hand of fellowship
and call you "Friend." You
have, with confidence, bestowed upon
me the honor and the title of "Class
Adviser." May I ask you to consider
it in the light of "Counselor?" Advice
is often both unsought and unwelcome.
Counsel implies a mutual
desire for enlightenment. I ask your
earnest cooperation and I pledge you
my sincere endeavor to help to make
your class one of the most outstanding
that has so far passed through the
halls of old N. S. T. C.
You have started upon the task of
shaping your life that it may fit perfectly
into the world's business. May
I leave with you this thought: Try
to beat back the tide but be careful
lest you drown in its waters. Speak
the speech of the world; think the
thoughts of the few.
-S. C. Ham.
SEYMOUR WRITES SUPPLEMENT
Dr. A. H. Seymour, Vice-President
and Acting-President of the Northern
State Teachers College, has written
a South Dakota Supplement for
Hughes' "Community Civics," a book
which is used very extensively in
many states. The books is so arranged
that a special supplement can
be added for each particular state using
the book, and the Supplement
written by Dr. Seymour will be used
only in the books used for South Dakota.
The book is published by Allyn
and Bacon.
MISS MOULTON IS HOSTESS
In accordance with her belief that
the making of friendships is a very
important part of every college girl's
life, Miss Moulton acted as hostess
to the girls of Lincoln Hall at a get-acquainted
party at 9:15 o'clock, last
Tuesday evening. As a part of the
program the girls were given an intelligence
test of such a nature as to
be in perfect harmony with the central
purpose of the party. Following
this, Miss Moulton, by request, gave
a very interesting account of some of
her experiences during her travels in
Europe the past summer. Light refreshments
were served, and after
this all who so desired enjoyed a few
minutes of dancing.
WOLVES BATTLE YELLOW JACKETS
MARGARET THOMPSON
Gypsy Queen
FRESHMEN FOOTBALL MEN
Over Forty Wearers of the Green
Caps Answer the Call to the Wolf
Lair This Year
The Freshmen class are very well
represented on the football squad and
team this year, in fact more than ever.
Gange, Buske, Morris and Bunt, all
of Aberdeen, Walker and Donney of
Hector, Minn., Black, Big Stone City,
all Freshmen have seen service in the
line in the games played and all look
good. Severson and Manders, Aberdeen,
seem to be the choice of the new
men in the backfield, although Manders
is ineligible at the present time.
Fischer and Beverage, Ashley, N.
D.; Knapp, Newark; Clarke, Westport;
Freeze, Bristol; Herb, Abblot,
Laird, Hauge, Strait, Aberdeen;
Lange, Java; Remark, Springfield,
Minn.; Raugust, Emery; Milliken,
Timber Lake; McLaughlin, McLaughlin;
Hettzemann, Hettinger, N. D.;
Wright, Fruitdale; and Adler, Groton;
make up the large number of Freshmen
out for the varsity team this
year.
THE LIMERICK CONTEST
Miss Minnie V. Wilson, of Highmore,
was awarded the first prize of
five dollars in the limerick contest
sponsored by the Gypsy Day Committee
of the Northern State Teachers
College. Her completed limerick
reads:
"The gypsies have roamed all the
year
In pathways by gypsies held dear,
At the call of the clan
The horizon they scan
For the gay, jingling host drawing
near."
The second prize was awarded to
Paul Liefeld, of Eureka, a senior in
the college. He will receive a prize
of three dollars for his line: "And
gather their Queen to revere."
An unknown faculty member whose
name is artfully concealed was awarded
the third prize of two dollars for
his contribution: "And gather their
wardrobes so queer." The mysterious
gentleman signs himself Mr. R.
T. C. Moore.
The Gypsy Day Committee feels
that the contest has been a very successful
means of advertising the big
1927 Home Coming Day. Besides the
many answers that have been received
from students on the campus
and from residents of Aberdeen,
many have come from Watertown,
Pierre, Highmore, and other towns in
North and South Dakota.
OFFERS SILVER TROPHY
The class in agriculture are offering
a silver trophy for the Gypsy Day
float which best represents some phase
of life or development of the N. S. T.
C. The class itself will be represented
in the Gypsy Day parade but will
not compete. The award will be made
on the following basis:
1. Artistic effect, 25 points.
2. Educational value of the idea
represented, 45 points.
3. Clearness of representation, 3i
points.
Miss Edna Busse of the Home Economics
graduating class is teaching
Home Economics at St. Francis, Minnesota.
TO THE FRESHMEN CLASS
Fellow Students:
It is with pleasure I take this opportunity of expressing my
thanks for the honor you have bestowed upon me. It is my aim to
bring the class to its highest point in the spirit of the school. This
can be accomplished only by your help. The office, of the president,
in my opinion, is only a means of having the wishes of the class carried
out. So, to make the year a great success-which we all want-
the cooperation of everyone is most essential.
The first duty of the Freshmen is to attend all meetings and
enter into the class activities with spirited feelings. If he has any
ideas on any activity before the class, it is his duty to express them
at meetings. It stands to reason that the ideas of 400 students working
together will make a greater success than if everything is left
to the few and taken for granted as being good enough for all.
The Freshmen are having their first class party next Saturday.
It is to be a sort of a mixer for everyone. If you don't know your
fellow class mates this is going to be your opportunity to become acquainted.
It will be your first chance to show you are backing the
class one hundred percent strong and do not intend to be a slacker.
It means a lot to you to have your class looked upon as being the
peppiest and most representative class possible.
In closing, I again give you my thanks, and I hope that through
cooperation we can make this the most successful year of our school
life. -Russell Flolo, President.
NEITHER TEAM SCORES
Aberdeen Within Two Yards of Opponents'
Goal In Third
Period
(From Sunday American-News)
In a hard fought conference grid
duel, featured by the strong defensive
play of both aggregations, the Northern
Wolves battled the Spearfish Yellow jackets
to a scoreless tie here this
afternoon before a large crowd of
football fans. This was the first conference
game for both schools, each
having lost the first two games of the
season which were non-conference
battles.
"Each team had a chance to score,
but lacked the punch to push the oval
over the final white line, the Wolves
advancing to within two yards of the
goal line in the third quarter and the
Yellowjackets to within eight yards in
the second period. For the most part
of the game, the sphere was kept in
the middle of the field, with Spearfish
receiving two more first downs
than the Wolf squad.
"The Aberdeen passing attack proved
to be more efficient than the home
team, but otherwise the opposing aggregations
played about on even terms
during the entire contest. Welsh was
the outstanding star for the visitors,
while Nyman was the big gun for the
westeners. The visiting aggregation
will leave the Hills, the first part of
the week for Rapid City, where they
will encounter the Miners of the State
School of Mines on the next weekend."
STATE POETRY SOCIETY
Prof. Lindberg Named President of
the New Organization
The first meeting of the South Dakota
State Poetry Society was held at
the Marvin Hughitt Hotel in Huron,
on Oct. 5. The purpose of this Society
is to stimulate and encourage creative
writing within our state. There were
about 35 people present, from different
parts of the state, all interested
in poetry.
The officers elected for the coming
year are J. C. Lindberg, Aberdeen,
president; Mrs. Gertrude B. Gunderson,
Mitchell, vice-president; Mrs.
Ethelyn Miller Hartwich, Huron, secretary.
There is to be an annual meeting of
this Society. "Pasque Petals" was
made the official organ of the Society
and is to be enlarged and assume regular
magazine form next spring. The
charter membership list will include
those present at the first meeting and
all others who wish to join before January
1, 1928.
LOCAL CHURCHES HOSTS
During the past three weeks several
of the local churches have entertained
students and faculty members
from the college at receptions. Churches
which have acted as hosts during
the past week are the First Presbyterian
and the Evangelical, both of
which entertained Monday evening,
October 3, in their respective church
parlors.
At the Presbyterian church the
Business Women's Club had charge
of the entertainment. After a portion
of the evening had been spent in diversions
of a get-acquainted nature,
a delightful program was given.
Following the program delicious
refreshments were served.
At the Evangelical Church, Mrs.
Florence Rahskopf, president of the
Evangelical League, assisted by the
other officers, had charge of the arrangements.
The evening program
was very similar to that just mentioned.
All present reported that they
had spent a most enjoyable evening.
FORMER PROF. TO YALE
Word has been received at the College
that Dr. Chas. L. Swisher, former
professor of physics at N. S. T. C.
and later at Fargo, N. D., has been
granted a year's leave of absence from
Fargo in order to accept an assistant
professorship at Yale. We congratulate
Dr. Swisher and his family on
this honor.

WE LIVE TO GROW
The Exponent WE LIVE TO GROW
Northern State Teachers College
VOL. XXVI. ABERDEEN, SOUTH DAKOTA, OCTOBER 12, 1927 No.
411 FRESHMEN----AMBITIOUS, INTELLIGENT, FRIENDLY----FRESHMEN
MARGARET THOMPSON IS ELECTED GYPSY QUEEN
NEW SPAFFORD HALL NOW OCCUPIED
ADDS MUCH TO CAMPUS
The Swimming Pool, Late In Starting,
Will Be Completed by
Christmas
"How did you ever get along without
this building," is the question all
visitors ask when they see how completely
it is being utilized, and many
faculty members, who have been without
recitation rooms and offices for
years, likewise wonder. Spafford
Hall, the new Physical Education
and Class Room Building at the Northern
State Teachers College, is at
last an accomplished fact. The building
is completed and in daily use, although
all the furniture for the class
rooms has not as yet arrived.
Spafford Hall is a three-story,
red-brick building, 160x144 feet, with
all three stories entirely above the
ground. The first floor is devoted to
the swimming pool and the physical
education suites for men and women,
including recitation rooms, corrective
rooms, examination rooms, shower
and locker rooms. On the second
floor, besides the large auditorium-gymnasium,
are found the rest rooms
for faculty men and faculty women, a
room for faculty meetings, and half a
dozen recitation rooms. On the third
floor, besides the auditorium-gymnasium,
may be found the suite occupied
by the vocal and piano departments,
so constructed that they may
be thrown together and used for a recital
hall. On this floor is also found
the home economics suite, especially
fitted up for both sewing and cooking
purposes.
The building is ventilated by what
is called the overhead Plenum fan system,
there being both pressure and
exhaust fans. Every room contains
a thermostat which may be regulated
to whatever temperature is wanted.
The building is steam heated, connected
with the regular campus heating
plant.
In the auditorium-gymnasium there
are three balconies which will be
seated with opera chairs. These balconies
will seat something over five
hundred people. For auditorium purposes,
folding chairs in sections of
twos will be provided. Two convenient
store-rooms are provided for storing
these folding chairs when the
floor is used for gymnasium purposes.
The entire hall will seat about fifteen
hundred people.
It was at first feared that there
would be no appropriation available
for the contemplated swimming pool,
but such a calamity was finally avert-ed.
However, after much discussion
and delay, the pool is now under construction
and will probably be completed
sometime before the holidays.
It is to be of standard size, 20 feet
by 60 feet long. It will have six
drains and several intakes to insure
fresh water at all times. At one end
the water will be 3 1.,i feet in depth.
At the other end for 15 feet the pool
will be eight feet deep. The water
will be run through a chlorinator, a
heater, and will then be pumped
through filters into the pool.
The new building will be fitted
throughout with a clock system
(which system, by the way, will be
extended to all the other campus
buildings) which will be installed by
the International Business Machines
Corporation of Minneapolis. The system
includes besides the master clock,
14 secondary clocks which will be
placed in different corridors and
rooms throughout the school plant, In
the gymnasium will be an 18-inch
dial clock with wire guard. These
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MONDAY CONVOCATION
"Our job is to develop in each child
the potent possibilities instilled in him
by his Maker." This statement was
made by Professor E. M. Paulu of
the Urban Education Department in
an interesting address in convocation,
Monday. He gave his impressions of
the trend of modern education in four
principles:
1. The principle of leadership, not
of magnetic personality, but real leadership,
because there is knowledge.
2. Observe democracy in administering
education; a plea to recognize
individual differences in children and
develop the more intelligent.
3. Teach students to think; the public
schools are memory mills, and examinations
are hurdles for teachers
and pupils.
4. Education for America; equality
of opportunity for all; education to fit
the individual for his work in his community.
GREETINGS TO COLLEGE MEN
I presume, that never in the history of time, were there as many
opportunities presenting themselves to the young people as there are
today. From every state in the Union we learn that the present and
rising generation are fitting themselves to cope better with their
surroundings. That is why the old student is back and the new student
is here for the first time. You are keeping step with the great
march of progress.
I, as Dean of Men, greet not only the men of this instiution;
but I greet the women, as well. May you not merely mark time in
this onward march, but become leaders in the front ranks, thus fitting
yourselves to sieze opportunities as they present themselves before
you.
-S. W. Wright.
OTTO SCHOEN FELDER
Marshal
ABERDEEN AND THE S. D. E. A.
Vice-President Seymour Recalls Outstanding
Incidents of Previous
Meetings
The State Education Association,
called for many years the State
Teachers' Association, was organized
at Huron in 1884, Gen. W. H. H. Beadle
serving as president the first three
years. Not until 1895 was a convention
held at Aberdeen, the president
that year being Miss Kate Taubman,
principal of the Aberdeen high school,
who had served three years as recording
secretary.
In 1903 the Association came to Aberdeen
for a second time, one of the
features of this convention being a
reception given the teachers in the
Central Building of the Northern Normal.
Graham Hall was ,nearing completion
and one night during the convention
caught fire from material left
by workmen, thus furnishing the
teachers a little extra excitement.
Again in 1908 the convention came
to Aberdeen, the presiding officer that
year being Bishop Thomas Nicholson,
then president of Dakota Wesleyan.
Supt. A. A. McDonald of Sioux Falls
and A. H. Seymour, county superintendent
of Kingsbury county, were
brought out as candidates for the
presidency but when the friends of
Gen. Beadle proposed his name, the
others withdrew and the veteran educator
was elected for a fourth term,
an honor that has come to no one else
in the history of the Association.
The fourth convention held in Aberdeen
was in 1915 and was presided
over by Dr. J. F. Jones of the State
University, a leading speaker being
Dr. Henry Suzzallo, since so widely
known for his clash with the governor
of Washington while president of the
university of that state. Madame
Gadski was the artist for this convention.
In 1920 the convention came a fifth
time to the Hub City, President E. C.
Woodburn of the Spearfish Normal,
presiding. One of the fine features
of that convention was the tribute
paid to the Pilgrims by Pres. H. K.
Warren of Yankton College. Since
1911 the recording secretary has always
been a lady from the Spearfish
school, Miss Jessie Pangburn being
the present incumbent. A. H. Seymour
was corresponding secretary
from 1914 to 1923.
Aberdonians who have served as
president are S. C. Hartranft, W. L.
Cochrane, G. W. Nash, W. E. Johnson
and A. H. Seymour. Dr. H. W. Foght
is president of the Association for the
current year and will be here to preside
at the meetings thanksgiving
week, when at least 3500 teachers are
expected to attend the sessions which
will be held in the college auditoriums.
The enrollment of teachers in the
Association has increased from a few
hundred, fifteen years ago, to nearly
ten thousand; and whereas the office
work was then largely volunteer, the
secretary receiving an annual salary
of $150, there are now three full-time
employees and the Association owns
and publishes its own journal.
FRESHMAN LEADS THE REST
It is to be noted with interest that
it was a Freshman who handed in the
first picture for the 1929 Pasque. Kenneth
M. Rye, Freshman, arrived from
Pierpont, just in time to hear the first
announcement that the Pasque picture
season was now open. Therefore, like
a faithful Freshie, he dashed to have
his picture taken and lo, Kenneth M.
Rye's name leads all the rest.
We Live To Grow
OTTO SCHOENFELDER MARSHAL
The New Queen is a Senior and the Marshal a Sophomore, Both
From Aberdeen
Margaret Thompson, a pretty senior,
carried off the honors in the
Gypsy Day -elections at Northern
State Teachers College. Miss Thompson,
a typical brunette of medium
stature will rule over the Gypsy
Clansmen of Northern on their annual
homecoming, October 22. Miss
Thompson is an Aberdeen girl, as
popular in the city as on the campus.
Besides being popular and beautiful
there are many other qualities
that the Queen-elect possesses. Miss
Thompson has an enviable record both
as a student and as a musician. For
the past two years she has been student
assistant in the Music Department.
Last year she was voted into
Kappa Delta Pi, a national honorary
fraternity, of which the was elected
president last spring. She is also secretary
of the Student Council of N.
S. T. C. She was a charter member
of the Public School Music Supervisors
Club and at present is one of
the main supporters. The best wishes
of the students of N. S. T. C. go with
their Queen, a most representative
student of that institution.
Otto Schoenfelder, a sophomore,
was elected Marshal of the Day. Otto
is also a resident of Aberdeen, having
graduated from Aberdeen high
school two years ago. He is prominent
in dramatics, having taken a
leading part in several plays last
year. At present he is a member
of the Masquers Club, a dramatic organization
on the campus.
The other candidates for Queen
were Evelyn Schultz of Aberdeen and
Helen Davies of Sioux City, Ia., and
for Marshall, Ephraim Renz of Herreid.
THE STUDENT COUNCIL
PERFECTS ORGANIZATION
OTTO GRUHN IS PRESIDENT
Committee Chairmen Are Appointed
and Tug-of-War Plans
Are Discussed
The Student Council of N. S. T. C.
organized for the year of 1927-28 during
convocation period a week ago,
Tuesday. The president, the secretary
and practically every class representative
was there. The Council
is without a vice-president as Clinton
Storeim, the vice-president-elect, did
not return to school this year. Soon
after Gypsy Day an election will be
held to fill that office.
The greater part of the meeting
was spent in the appointment of committees
and in outlining the policies
for the coming year. The following
committee chairmen were appointed:
Paul Liefeld, chairman of the Point
System; Margaret Thompson, chairman
of the Committee on a School
Song; Jack Readey, chairman of the
Committee on "Freshmen Field Day";
and Bernard Feeley, chairman of the
Committee on Clubs and Organizations."
The "Freshman Field Day" committee
has charge of the tug-of-war
to be staged between the Upperclassmen
and several other events that
have not yet fully developed. In order
to insure fairness to both parties
the committee consists of two Freshmen
and two Upperclassmen. Any
of their decisions, therefore, ought to
be acceptable to the whole student
body.
The Student Council this year consists
of the following students: Otto
Gruhn, Aberdeen, President; Margaret
Thompson, Aberdeen, Secretary;
Paul Liefeld, Eureka, and Harriet
Seymour, Aberdeen, Senior Representatives;
Bernard Feeley, Aberdeen,
and Estella Kundert, Bowdle,
Junior Representatives; Jack Readey,
Aberdeen, and Dorothy Vetter, Aberdeen,
Sophomore; and Merle Moore,
Aberdeen, and Cortess Carlson, Artesian,
Freshmen.
TENNIS TOURNAMENT
This week the men's tennis tournament
reached the quarter-finals. Much
keen competition has developed and
the tournament is anybody's as yet.
In the first round, Blethen defeated
Paulu 6-1, 6-2. Heinzelmann won over
Laird in a close match, 6-4, 6-4. Van
Walker gave Smith a good run the
first set, but was defeated 9-7, 6-0.
O'Donnell ran true to form in his
match with Schoenfelder and won easily
6-1, 6-2. Felton won over Mewaldt
in two well contested sets, '7-5,
6-4. Fossum triumphed over Jonas
6-1, 6-0. The Sherwood-Manantan
contest was quite even, but Sherwood
won 6-4, 6-3. Liefeld routed Peterson
by 6-1, 6-3 scores. Feely walloped
Rice 6-1, 6-1. Laney defaulted to
Lipscomb and Remark defaulted to
Hall.
In the second round, Readey turned
in straight love sets over Klinger,
6-0, 6-0. Heinzelmann bowed to Blethen
6-4, 6-3. Smith drove his way
to victory over O'Donnell. The Felton-
Martin match was not played in
time for publication. In the first up-set
of the tournament, Fossum triumphed
over Gruhn, 6-0, 6-1. Liefeld
defeated Sherwood in straight love
sets, 6-0, 6-0. Feely eliminated Lipscomb,
6-3, 6-0. Hall defaulted to
Zech, giving him a place in the quarter-
finals without a match.
The pairings for the quarter-finals
are as follows: Readey vs. Blethen.
Winner Felton-Martin vs. Smith, Liefeld
vs. Fossum. Zech vs. Feely.
LITTLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
For the past two years Prof. Pfitzner
has conducted a "Little Symphony
Orchestra" and he will continue this
work this year. Rehearsals will be
held at the Commercial Club every,
Sunday at four o'clock. This orchestra
is one of the leading musical organizations
of the city and has been
asked to furnish much of the music
for the State Educational Convention
which will be held here the last of
November.
FRESHMEN STATISTICS
GIVE INTERESTING FACTS
BROWN COUNTY LEADS
New York, Mississippi and Other
States I' Jrnish Their Quota of
B°ginners
The Freshmen are here. From
where have they come ? Approximate
figures from the registrar's office tell
us that there are more than four hundred
Green-caps on the campus, and
that they have gathered here from all
over the state. A hasty examination
of the enrollment revealed the following
estimated statistics:
Brown County, as may be expected,
has her lion's share of the freshman
class, with somewhat more than one
hundred twenty-five enrolled. Day
and Spink Counties are competing for
second place with thirty students from
each, while Walworth with twenty
holds a close third. Codington, Marshall,
Roberts, McPherson, Sanburn,
and Beadle counties have each sent a
good quota of their high school graduates
to this institution.
Dewey County leads the West River
Section in enrollment with seven, and
Corson County, its neighbor on the
north, is second with six. Each corner
county with the exception of Fall River
is represented in the school in the
freshman class. Fifty-five of the sixty-
eight counties of the state have a
representative freshman student with
us.
Two Freshmen have come from
Missouri to see for themselves what
the N. S. T. C. is like. From North
Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Mississippi,
and New York has come an answer to
our offer of educational opportunity.
The freshman class is indeed a representative
group of the young people
of the state and of America.
TO THE FRESHMEN
To each individual of the Freshmen
Class, Greetings! It is indeed a delight
to extend to you the hand of fellowship
and call you "Friend." You
have, with confidence, bestowed upon
me the honor and the title of "Class
Adviser." May I ask you to consider
it in the light of "Counselor?" Advice
is often both unsought and unwelcome.
Counsel implies a mutual
desire for enlightenment. I ask your
earnest cooperation and I pledge you
my sincere endeavor to help to make
your class one of the most outstanding
that has so far passed through the
halls of old N. S. T. C.
You have started upon the task of
shaping your life that it may fit perfectly
into the world's business. May
I leave with you this thought: Try
to beat back the tide but be careful
lest you drown in its waters. Speak
the speech of the world; think the
thoughts of the few.
-S. C. Ham.
SEYMOUR WRITES SUPPLEMENT
Dr. A. H. Seymour, Vice-President
and Acting-President of the Northern
State Teachers College, has written
a South Dakota Supplement for
Hughes' "Community Civics," a book
which is used very extensively in
many states. The books is so arranged
that a special supplement can
be added for each particular state using
the book, and the Supplement
written by Dr. Seymour will be used
only in the books used for South Dakota.
The book is published by Allyn
and Bacon.
MISS MOULTON IS HOSTESS
In accordance with her belief that
the making of friendships is a very
important part of every college girl's
life, Miss Moulton acted as hostess
to the girls of Lincoln Hall at a get-acquainted
party at 9:15 o'clock, last
Tuesday evening. As a part of the
program the girls were given an intelligence
test of such a nature as to
be in perfect harmony with the central
purpose of the party. Following
this, Miss Moulton, by request, gave
a very interesting account of some of
her experiences during her travels in
Europe the past summer. Light refreshments
were served, and after
this all who so desired enjoyed a few
minutes of dancing.
WOLVES BATTLE YELLOW JACKETS
MARGARET THOMPSON
Gypsy Queen
FRESHMEN FOOTBALL MEN
Over Forty Wearers of the Green
Caps Answer the Call to the Wolf
Lair This Year
The Freshmen class are very well
represented on the football squad and
team this year, in fact more than ever.
Gange, Buske, Morris and Bunt, all
of Aberdeen, Walker and Donney of
Hector, Minn., Black, Big Stone City,
all Freshmen have seen service in the
line in the games played and all look
good. Severson and Manders, Aberdeen,
seem to be the choice of the new
men in the backfield, although Manders
is ineligible at the present time.
Fischer and Beverage, Ashley, N.
D.; Knapp, Newark; Clarke, Westport;
Freeze, Bristol; Herb, Abblot,
Laird, Hauge, Strait, Aberdeen;
Lange, Java; Remark, Springfield,
Minn.; Raugust, Emery; Milliken,
Timber Lake; McLaughlin, McLaughlin;
Hettzemann, Hettinger, N. D.;
Wright, Fruitdale; and Adler, Groton;
make up the large number of Freshmen
out for the varsity team this
year.
THE LIMERICK CONTEST
Miss Minnie V. Wilson, of Highmore,
was awarded the first prize of
five dollars in the limerick contest
sponsored by the Gypsy Day Committee
of the Northern State Teachers
College. Her completed limerick
reads:
"The gypsies have roamed all the
year
In pathways by gypsies held dear,
At the call of the clan
The horizon they scan
For the gay, jingling host drawing
near."
The second prize was awarded to
Paul Liefeld, of Eureka, a senior in
the college. He will receive a prize
of three dollars for his line: "And
gather their Queen to revere."
An unknown faculty member whose
name is artfully concealed was awarded
the third prize of two dollars for
his contribution: "And gather their
wardrobes so queer." The mysterious
gentleman signs himself Mr. R.
T. C. Moore.
The Gypsy Day Committee feels
that the contest has been a very successful
means of advertising the big
1927 Home Coming Day. Besides the
many answers that have been received
from students on the campus
and from residents of Aberdeen,
many have come from Watertown,
Pierre, Highmore, and other towns in
North and South Dakota.
OFFERS SILVER TROPHY
The class in agriculture are offering
a silver trophy for the Gypsy Day
float which best represents some phase
of life or development of the N. S. T.
C. The class itself will be represented
in the Gypsy Day parade but will
not compete. The award will be made
on the following basis:
1. Artistic effect, 25 points.
2. Educational value of the idea
represented, 45 points.
3. Clearness of representation, 3i
points.
Miss Edna Busse of the Home Economics
graduating class is teaching
Home Economics at St. Francis, Minnesota.
TO THE FRESHMEN CLASS
Fellow Students:
It is with pleasure I take this opportunity of expressing my
thanks for the honor you have bestowed upon me. It is my aim to
bring the class to its highest point in the spirit of the school. This
can be accomplished only by your help. The office, of the president,
in my opinion, is only a means of having the wishes of the class carried
out. So, to make the year a great success-which we all want-
the cooperation of everyone is most essential.
The first duty of the Freshmen is to attend all meetings and
enter into the class activities with spirited feelings. If he has any
ideas on any activity before the class, it is his duty to express them
at meetings. It stands to reason that the ideas of 400 students working
together will make a greater success than if everything is left
to the few and taken for granted as being good enough for all.
The Freshmen are having their first class party next Saturday.
It is to be a sort of a mixer for everyone. If you don't know your
fellow class mates this is going to be your opportunity to become acquainted.
It will be your first chance to show you are backing the
class one hundred percent strong and do not intend to be a slacker.
It means a lot to you to have your class looked upon as being the
peppiest and most representative class possible.
In closing, I again give you my thanks, and I hope that through
cooperation we can make this the most successful year of our school
life. -Russell Flolo, President.
NEITHER TEAM SCORES
Aberdeen Within Two Yards of Opponents'
Goal In Third
Period
(From Sunday American-News)
In a hard fought conference grid
duel, featured by the strong defensive
play of both aggregations, the Northern
Wolves battled the Spearfish Yellow jackets
to a scoreless tie here this
afternoon before a large crowd of
football fans. This was the first conference
game for both schools, each
having lost the first two games of the
season which were non-conference
battles.
"Each team had a chance to score,
but lacked the punch to push the oval
over the final white line, the Wolves
advancing to within two yards of the
goal line in the third quarter and the
Yellowjackets to within eight yards in
the second period. For the most part
of the game, the sphere was kept in
the middle of the field, with Spearfish
receiving two more first downs
than the Wolf squad.
"The Aberdeen passing attack proved
to be more efficient than the home
team, but otherwise the opposing aggregations
played about on even terms
during the entire contest. Welsh was
the outstanding star for the visitors,
while Nyman was the big gun for the
westeners. The visiting aggregation
will leave the Hills, the first part of
the week for Rapid City, where they
will encounter the Miners of the State
School of Mines on the next weekend."
STATE POETRY SOCIETY
Prof. Lindberg Named President of
the New Organization
The first meeting of the South Dakota
State Poetry Society was held at
the Marvin Hughitt Hotel in Huron,
on Oct. 5. The purpose of this Society
is to stimulate and encourage creative
writing within our state. There were
about 35 people present, from different
parts of the state, all interested
in poetry.
The officers elected for the coming
year are J. C. Lindberg, Aberdeen,
president; Mrs. Gertrude B. Gunderson,
Mitchell, vice-president; Mrs.
Ethelyn Miller Hartwich, Huron, secretary.
There is to be an annual meeting of
this Society. "Pasque Petals" was
made the official organ of the Society
and is to be enlarged and assume regular
magazine form next spring. The
charter membership list will include
those present at the first meeting and
all others who wish to join before January
1, 1928.
LOCAL CHURCHES HOSTS
During the past three weeks several
of the local churches have entertained
students and faculty members
from the college at receptions. Churches
which have acted as hosts during
the past week are the First Presbyterian
and the Evangelical, both of
which entertained Monday evening,
October 3, in their respective church
parlors.
At the Presbyterian church the
Business Women's Club had charge
of the entertainment. After a portion
of the evening had been spent in diversions
of a get-acquainted nature,
a delightful program was given.
Following the program delicious
refreshments were served.
At the Evangelical Church, Mrs.
Florence Rahskopf, president of the
Evangelical League, assisted by the
other officers, had charge of the arrangements.
The evening program
was very similar to that just mentioned.
All present reported that they
had spent a most enjoyable evening.
FORMER PROF. TO YALE
Word has been received at the College
that Dr. Chas. L. Swisher, former
professor of physics at N. S. T. C.
and later at Fargo, N. D., has been
granted a year's leave of absence from
Fargo in order to accept an assistant
professorship at Yale. We congratulate
Dr. Swisher and his family on
this honor.